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London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1875, in-16, tela editoriale verde con titolo in oro al dorso (sbiaditure sul piatto ant.), pp., [4], 212. Invio autografo dell'autore sul frontespizio: “to Louisa Price, Frascati, near Rome from H. Sewell Stokes.” Prima edizione.
First Edition, 12mo, engraved frontispiece (foxed) dated Octr. 10, 1819, some spotting of the text in places, 260 pp., modern boards, printed paper label. "The author was the eldest daughter of the Scottish Divine, the Reverend Sir Henry Montcrieff Wellwood. who received his early education at the parish school in Blackford, matriculated at the age of thirteen to the Glasgow University and returned to Blackford as the minister. It is doubtless because of this connection that the author chose her pseudonym, Mrs Blackford. She married Sir John Stoddart who became the Chief Justice of Malta. According to W. Carew Hazlitt, Lady Stoddart owed to Mary Lamb 'her earliest encouragement to cultivate the literary taste and capacity which she undoubtedly possessed in no mean degree.' " - Osborne. Moon, 827; Osborne, p. 943.
First edition, 4to, [vi], 31, [1]pp., with the half-title which is often missing, disbound. Jackson, p. 26.
London, Holdsworth and Ball, 1833, in-8, legatura coeva in mezza pelle con punte (lievi spellature), titolo (sbiadito) al dorso, pp. VIII, 515. Prima edizione.
First edition, 4to, [6], 28 pp., lacks half-title, engraved vignette to title, inner margin of title a little torn, title and final leaf slightly ceased and soiled, disbound. Foxon, T165.
First edition, 8vo (227 x 137 mm), 117, [1]pp., folding engraved map, 2 engraved plates, some intermittent foxing, orig. pale blue paper wrappers, lacks paper spine.
Very Good Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928) Original brown half-leather bdg. with a clip. "Poesie" title on black cloth front cover. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic script). [2], 153, [3] p. Completely handwritten with numerous pages. All edges gilt. This unique manuscript is probably an early sketch written in Ottoman script to be used later for its first edition published by Maarif Vekâleti [i.e. Turkish Ministry of Education] in 1947 in modern Turkish with Latin letters. The Mysterious Universe is a popular science book by the British astrophysicist Sir James Jeans, first published in 1930 by the Cambridge University Press. In the United States, it was published by Macmillan. The book is an expanded version of the Red Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1930. It begins with a full-page citation of the famous passage in Plato's Republic, Book VII, laying out the allegory of the cave. The book made frequent reference to the quantum theory of radiation, initiated by Max Planck in 1900, to Albert Einstein's general relativity, and to the new theories of quantum mechanics by Heisenberg and Schrödinger, of whose philosophical perplexities the author seemed well aware. The book was denounced by the Cambridge philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, because "Jeans has written a book called The Mysterious Universe and I loathe it and call it misleading. Take the title... I might say that the title The Mysterious Universe includes a kind of idol worship, the idol being Science and the Scientist." A second edition appeared in 1931. The book was reprinted 15 times between 1930 and 1938 and again in September 2007. Salih Murat Uzdilek (1891-1967) was the first to translate this book into Turkish, printed in 1947 under the title "Esrarli kâinât". Although there's no sign in this manuscript, probably the author is Uzdilek. He was a Professor of Physics at Istanbul Technical University, graduated as a naval officer in 1908. It was his father Mehmed Sefik Bey, who as a mathematics teacher introduced him to the study of the subject. Salih Murat developed an interest in the history of mathematics through readings of books by F. Cajori and D. E. Smith. Uzdilek studied engineering in London prior to the First World War, where he was invited to present a communication on the "Introduction of logarithms into Turkey" at the Napier Tercentenary organized by The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 25-27 July 1914. The paper published in the Napier Tercentenary Memorial Volume (1915) was based on the research by Salih Zeki Bey, historian of science and Rector of Istanbul University between 1913 and 1917, published in his Kamus-i Riyaziyat (Encyclopaedia of Mathematics 1898). His findings indicate that Yirmisekiz Mehmet Çelebi, the Sultan's envoy to France, had been presented an astronomical text which included logarithms by the astronomer Jacques Cassini during his visit to the Paris Observatory in 1714. It was this collection that led to the introduction of logarithms into Turkey. Kalfazade Ismail Efendi, a timekeeper, and mathematician compiled an introduction to logarithms for his translation of the astronomical tables of J. Cassini in 1772, which is considered the first work on logarithms, into Turkish. Gelenbevi Ismail Efendi, renowned for his works in mathematics and logic, completed his Logaritma Serhi (Commentary on Logarithms) in 1787. After his return to Istanbul, Salih Murat Uzdilek was invited by the Austrian Dean of the School of Engineering, Prof. Philipp Forchheimer, to give physics lessons at the school. Prof. Uzdilek pursued his interest in the history of mathematics and physics throughout his long career. He was also an active researcher in the physics of sound and music and contributed to the contemporary tonal system of Turkish music. In his later years, Prof. Uzdilek was invited to lecture at the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei.
First edition, 8vo (165 x 115 mm), [6], 262, [1]pp., cont. half, rubbed, small slit to lower upper joint. The first of the authors two books about Mary and Florence, six-year-old twins, who lived in England with their aunt because their parents were in India. Provenance: Presentation inscription of front free-endpaper "Elizabeth Borrer, the gift of hear dear Miss James, 1836."
First edition,48pp., small stain on title, slight browning of the text, uncut, disbound. "This Letter is an attack on John Woodward, Professor of Physic at Gresham College, who repeatedly came into conflict, on scientific subjects, with members of Tory circles. It is the only one of the pieces printed in Wagstaffe's 'Miscellaneous Works', 1725, of which the authorship is undisputed." - Rothschild. ***** Some of Dr. Wagstaffe's writings have such literary merit, that Charles Wentworth Dilke conjectures that this work was written by Swift, whilst Sir Henry Craik in his 'Life of Swift' said the hypothesis was almost irresistible. Wagstaffe was a physician at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, whether he was also an original satirist influenced by Swift is open to question, but he certainly must have met him quite frequently at the house of his father-in-law, Charles Bernard. Rothschild, 2473 (second edition).
A new edition, 4to (290 x 190 mm), 224pp., LARGE PAPER COPY, woodcut frontispiece (reattached with gutter margin lightly stained), numerous woodcuts and tailpieces by Thomas Bewick, occasional spotting, orig. boards, old reback, joints cracked and some wear, uncut.
First Edition, 8vo (170 x 100 mm), [4], 183, [1] pp., "From the Editor" written in ink on fly-leaf, folding table, turn-ins offset, contemporary calf, upper cover detached, spine rubbed, label. Provenance: Frank Herbert Muir, CBE was an English comedy writer, radio and television personality, with his signature in pencil on front paste-down. Kress, 6148; Goldsmith, 9909; Higgs, 2966; Roscoe, A624 (1).
First edition, 8vo (190 x 115 mm), xii, 203, [1]pp., with a list of subscribers, original boards, cloth spine, paper label (worn). Nearly 500 subscribers are listed at the end, almost all East Anglians, inclding Bernard Barton, George Crabbe the younger, Amelia Opie and J..J. Gurney. Provenance: From the Norfolk library of Ron Fiske with his bookplate. Not in Jackson; Johnson, Provincial Poetry, 963.
Vg (clean green cloth boards and just a touch of wear to gilt titles on spine, small bump fore edge of front board, very faint browning free endpapers, pages are very clean bright and tight with few small neat pencil annotations, slightly cocked) octavo 187pp. Reprint.
cm. 17 x 24, x-182 pp. Istituto nazionale di studi sul Rinascimento - Atti di convegni Fra il 1584 e il 1585 Giordano Bruno scrisse alcuni dei capolavori di tutta la sua filosofia: un periodo cruciale della sua vita scientifica e intellettuale sul quale questo volume getta ora nuova luce, attraverso i contributi di eminenti studiosi sia della filosofia di Bruno sia della cultura, della filosofia e della religione dell?Inghilterra elisabettiana della seconda met? del ?500. Between 1584 and 1585 Giordano Bruno wrote some of the most relevant works of his entire philosophy; a crucial period of his scientific and intellectual life on which this volume, through the contributions of eminent scholars either of Bruno's own philosophy or of the culture, philosophy and religion pertaining to Elizabethan England during the second half of the 16th century, throws a new light. 375 gr. x-182 p.
1 vol. in-12 br., b.&w. ill., Burns Oats and Washbourne Ltd., London, 1923, 236 pp. A very good copy (cover is slightly rubbed, otherwise a clean and nice copy) of this biography of Sister Marie-Céline de la Présentation (1878-1897), born Jeanne Germaine Castang. She was admitted into the Community of the Poor Clares at Talence, near Bordeaux, on June 12th, 1896 and died of turbeculosis a few monthes later. An aura of holiness surrounded her durign the end of her life. After her death, her burial place in Talence became a pilgrimage destination. Since 2006, her remains rest in the Parish Church of Nojals, near Bergerac (Perigord). Her beatification was celebrated in Bordeaux, in 2007. Anglais
New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 124 p. Preface. Foreword. Speech delivered in the House of Commons by A. H. Layard. Discussion on Turkey and her dependencies. Index. A plea for Turkey. England and the Ottoman Empire in the 1860's with special reference to Serbia. A speech delivered in the House of Commons on Friday, May 29, 1863.
New English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 721 p. Contents: 1. On the way to the Turkish Capital - Arrival at Constantinople - First visit to the Grand Vizier - Call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs - Public audience of the Sultan - Relations with Russia - Russia declares war - The Porte and the declaration of war. 2. The Greek Patriarch - Ahmet Vefik Effendi - The British colony - The non-Muslims - Serbia and Greece - Hobart Pasha - The military situation - British military observers - The Porte and Germany - The Turkish Parliament - The Protestants in Turkey - The war in Asia - The war in Europe and Rumania - "English" Said Pasha and M. Zarifi - Relations with the Sultan - The financial situation - The war - Turkey and Persia - The Bulgarian prisoners - The summer embassy - Turkish victories in Asia - A visit to the Sultan - The expedition to the coast of Circassia - Germany, Austria, France and Italy in Constantinople - Public peace and order - The fall of Ardahan - Servia - Demonstration of the softas - Another audience of the Sultan - The Turkish army in the East - Bulgaria - Efforts at mediation. 3. The Turkish Chamber - Reception for the members of the Chamber - The Greek Consul General - The Island of Crete - Turkey and Greece - Abdul Hamid and Murad - Russian peace conditions - Lord Beaconsfield - The Turkish Parliament - A Turkish mission to Afghanistan - Military operations - Corresponding with Lord Derby - The Russian advance in Europe 4. Continuation of the war - A visit to the Sultan - The Turks and the Hungarians - The Sultan and the war - Peace feelers - Admiral Hornby's visit - The Russian advance in the Balkans - The Gurko raid and Russian atrocities - The Sultan's request for British intervention - Turkish defensive measures - The Russian advance in the Balkans - Britain and the Dardanelles - The British fleet - Turkish victory at Plevna - Intervention for peace - The war in Circassia - The Kurds - The war in the Black Sea - The military situation in the Balkans - Russia, Servia and Rumania - Massacres in Rumelia - Refugees - The Bulgarian 'Avengers'. 5. Feelers for peace - Turkish successes in Europe and Asia - Hobart Pasha's actions - A naval encounter - The Shipka Pass - Greece - Servia - Crete - Ahmet Vefik governor of Adrianople - British influence reestablished - Dinner with the Sultan - Atrocities - Adm. Commeral's visit to the front - Austrian reaction - Mr Fawcett's tour of the Southern Balkans - Military operations - Death of Julian Layard - The Gueshov brothers - A trip to Troy - Appointments as ambassador confirmed. 6. Victories and reverses in Asia - Mehmed Ali Pasha - The situation on the European front - Reverses in Asia - British visitors of the Sultan - The end of hopes of mediation - Austrian attempt at mediation - A personal appeal of the Sultan to the Emperor - Mehmed Ali Pasha and mediation - The war in the Balkans - The Sultan on peace prospects and Bulgarian insurgents - Turkish terms for peace - The Asian front - Life in Pera - Massacres in the Balkans and refugees - The refugees - Greece and Servia - The military situation in November - Interview with the Grand Vizier - Layard's position - Proclamation to the Bulgarians - The Fleet. 7. Territorial Compensation for England - The military situation - Russian Pretentions - British Policy - A visit to the Sultan - Fall of Plevna - Appeal to the Powers - A Council at the Porte - Opening of the Parliament - Request of the Sultan - Servia declares war - The Porte and Austria - Germany's attitude - Defensive measures - British Policy - Russian advance 1878. 8. The Great Powers and Turkey - Changes in the Turkish Ministry - The new Chamber - Further Russian advance and requests for an armistice - England and Turkey - The Armistice - The Turkish Parliament - Surrender of the Turkish Army at Shipka - Application for an armistice - The new Grand Vizier - Deterioriation of the military situation - The refugees - Russian advance
New English Original bdg. HC. 4to. Edition in English. 175 p., b/w ills. British-Ottoman relations through the Yildiz Palace Photography Collection.
New New Turkish Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (29 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 175 p., color and b/w ills. Yildiz Sarayi Fotograf Koleksiyonu üzerinden Osmanli-Amerika iliskileri: Karsilasmalar - kesismeler - tanismalar. Ottoman-American relations with photographs from the Yildiz Palace Photography Collection.
New New Turkish Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (29 x 25 cm). In Turkish. 151 p., color and b/w ills. Yildiz Sarayi Fotograf Koleksiyonu üzerinden Osmanli-Ingiltere iliskileri. Ottoman-British relations with photographs from the Yildiz Palace Photography Collection.
Mm 215x290 Volume rilegato in tela con titolo al piatto e al dorso, 208 pagine con numerose figure a colori nel testro redatto in lingua inglese - english text. Libro in condizioni di nuovo - brand new in original shrinkwrap. Spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
With additional poems to the present day. Poems by Shakespeare, Campbell, Milton, Scott, Coleridge, Keats, et al. With notes by C.B. Wheller . 24mo. pp. XII-804. . Molto buono (Very Good). Lievi fioriture alla tela. . .
A cura di Giorgio Monicelli. Con: A. J. Cronin (Il vecchio sindaco ricorda); Bruce Marshall (Nostra Signora della Neve); Doris Lessing (Rigori di luglio); Graham Greene (Un lievissimo indizio); Elisabeth Goudge (L'ora prima dell'alba); Rhys Davies (La gita a Londra); Stuart Cloete (Le parole sul muro); Daphne Du Maurier (Il Vecchio); W. Somerset Maugham (Pelo sul cuore); Evelyn Waugh (La piccola gita del Signor Loveday); Katherine Mansfield (La traversata); Malcolm Lowry (I vantaggi del mestiere) . 16mo. pp. 294. . Molto buono (Very Good). . Prima edizione (First Edition). .
Presented to Frank Percy Wilson in honour of his seventieth birthday. Saggi di E.M. W. Tillyard, E. Seaton, F. R. Johnson, K.M. Lea, W.W. Greg, D. Bush, N. Coghill e molti altri . 8vo. pp. 356. . Molto buono (Very Good). Fioriture ai tagli. Per un errore tipografico 16 pagine relative ai saggi di G. Davies e J. Crow non sono state stampate (Yellowing of edges. Missing 16 pages). Prima edizione (First Edition). .
Edited, with notes and an appendix of classical extracts, by D.J. Enright and Ernest De Chickera. Texts by W. Wordsworth, S.T. Coleridge, D. H. Lawrence, et al. . 8vo. pp. 398. . Molto buono (Very Good). . . .
